Rudest People

[chuang]

The travel site Skyscanner.com surveyed its users about where the locals never smile and people are particularly unfriendly , and the nations with the most votes for rudest locals are : 1. France 2..Russia 3..United Kingdom 4..Germany.

The US placed 7th behind China...The countries rated as having the least rude locals are Brazil, the Carribean, Philippines and Thailand.

[trainman34014]

The top 4 don't surprise me.

Some of the rudest people I have met in Thailand also come from those places !

[h90]

where are the Austrians?

We are the friendly edition of Germans.

[kevjohn]

where are the Austrians?

We are the friendly edition of Germans.

In the list that smiles the most they probably

came in 2nd most friendly... just behind us aussies.

We do have a likeness in our names.

[Bagwan]

where are the Austrians?

We are the friendly edition of Germans.

Yeah. Schicklegruber was renowned for his good manners which were on par with his daubing.

[Bagwan]

where are the Austrians?

We are the friendly edition of Germans.

Yeah. Schicklegruber was renowned for his good manners which were on par with his daubings.

[cardholder]

You are joking - cha mai ? I can't imagine the Americans being out of the top 6 in anything !

[aneliane]

On the bus:

I sit next to a young woman.

She quite small but put her legs quite apart to invade on my side.

It's hot and I do not want to feel her leg against mine, so I move away

She move further

I move again

And so forth until I get off my seat and she jumped into mine with a big smile (she's Thai).

All the other seats are taken so I have no other choice than to seat on her previous seat, a seat on the sun.

So I get the hot sun on my face and she seems quite pleased with herself and SMILES

I am quite pissed off (I'm French I don't smile back) and try to forget about the all thing and close my eyes;

this is not my country, I should give out seat to anyone and get the crappy place even though she's half my age

I figured she must be satisfied now.

I could not be more wrong.

Not a minute after she got my seat, does she start again the slow invasion.

This time I am against the window; I try to press my body as much as possible against the window and now sit very awkwardly side ways.

She happily sit comfortably legs apart, she's half my size and smiles at my infuriated eyeing

So yes she is Thai she smiled the all way

But sorry that does not make her polite

[edwinclapham]

On the bus:

I sit next to a young woman.

She quite small but put her legs quite apart to invade on my side.

It's hot and I do not want to feel her leg against mine, so I move away

She move further

I move again

And so forth until I get off my seat and she jumped into mine with a big smile (she's Thai).

All the other seats are taken so I have no other choice than to seat on her previous seat, a seat on the sun.

So I get the hot sun on my face and she seems quite pleased with herself and SMILES

I am quite pissed off (I'm French I don't smile back) and try to forget about the all thing and close my eyes;

this is not my country, I should give out seat to anyone and get the crappy place even though she's half my age

I figured she must be satisfied now.

I could not be more wrong.

Not a minute after she got my seat, does she start again the slow invasion.

This time I am against the window; I try to press my body as much as possible against the window and now sit very awkwardly side ways.

She happily sit comfortably legs apart, she's half my size and smiles at my infuriated eyeing

So yes she is Thai she smiled the all way

But sorry that does not make her polite

So you didnt feel the love then Aneliane ?

[kevjohn]

On the bus:

I sit next to a young woman.

She quite small but put her legs quite apart to invade on my side.

It's hot and I do not want to feel her leg against mine, so I move away

She move further

I move again

And so forth until I get off my seat and she jumped into mine with a big smile (she's Thai).

All the other seats are taken so I have no other choice than to seat on her previous seat, a seat on the sun.

So I get the hot sun on my face and she seems quite pleased with herself and SMILES

I am quite pissed off (I'm French I don't smile back) and try to forget about the all thing and close my eyes;

this is not my country, I should give out seat to anyone and get the crappy place even though she's half my age

I figured she must be satisfied now.

I could not be more wrong.

Not a minute after she got my seat, does she start again the slow invasion.

This time I am against the window; I try to press my body as much as possible against the window and now sit very awkwardly side ways.

She happily sit comfortably legs apart, she's half my size and smiles at my infuriated eyeing

So yes she is Thai she smiled the all way

But sorry that does not make her polite

So you didnt feel the love then Aneliane ?

So sad.

[h90]

where are the Austrians?

We are the friendly edition of Germans.

Yeah. Schicklegruber was renowned for his good manners which were on par with his daubing.

We export our idiots, Hitler, Schwarzenegger and obviously me :-(

[h90]

where are the Austrians?

We are the friendly edition of Germans.

In the list that smiles the most they probably

came in 2nd most friendly... just behind us aussies.

We do have a likeness in our names.

Austria, Australia same same

Several times after explaining that Austria is in Europe and almost free of kangaroos the taxi driver asked me if Sydney has also traffic jam like Bangkok.

Usually I say yes...being a friendly Austrian.....

[kevjohn]

where are the Austrians?

We are the friendly edition of Germans.

In the list that smiles the most they probably

came in 2nd most friendly... just behind us aussies.

We do have a likeness in our names.

Austria, Australia same same

Several times after explaining that Austria is in Europe and almost free of kangaroos the taxi driver asked me if Sydney has also traffic jam like Bangkok.

Usually I say yes...being a friendly Austrian.....

I can remember being asked, by a Canadian, if there were any wallybabys in the main street of Sydney.

But, then again, I still think that all the indians live in America.

[mjj]

I know it the norm to say the French are rude especially Parisians, but I've been to France 6 or 7 times and have NEVER encountered a rude person.... Hhhmmmm.

Personally speaking I 've found Thai's with authority to be the rudest bunch generally, oh and the Brits.

Its worth noting though that I've met more Thai's and brits than any other nationality.

[kevjohn]

I know it the norm to say the French are rude especially Parisians, but I've been to France 6 or 7 times and have NEVER encountered a rude person.... Hhhmmmm.

Personally speaking I 've found Thai's with authority to be the rudest bunch generally, oh and the Brits.

Its worth noting though that I've met more Thai's and brits than any other nationality.

But not the Aussies.

We aint rude.

[edwinclapham]

I know it the norm to say the French are rude especially Parisians, but I've been to France 6 or 7 times and have NEVER encountered a rude person.... Hhhmmmm.

Personally speaking I 've found Thai's with authority to be the rudest bunch generally, oh and the Brits.

Your Cockney from London, a great laugh, as are many people from the UK. I have never had issues with the French and have lived in na god few areas of France. The Germans.. Berliners, Munich, wonderful folk.

The problem is people speak as they find which can be construed as rudeness, so these very broad generalisations hold no value for me.

[kevjohn]

I know it the norm to say the French are rude especially Parisians, but I've been to France 6 or 7 times and have NEVER encountered a rude person.... Hhhmmmm.

Personally speaking I 've found Thai's with authority to be the rudest bunch generally, oh and the Brits.

Its worth noting though that I've met more Thai's and brits than any other nationality.

But not the Aussies.

We aint rude.

Or the Austrians.

So I'm told.

[edwinclapham]

I know it the norm to say the French are rude especially Parisians, but I've been to France 6 or 7 times and have NEVER encountered a rude person.... Hhhmmmm.

Personally speaking I 've found Thai's with authority to be the rudest bunch generally, oh and the Brits.

Its worth noting though that I've met more Thai's and brits than any other nationality.

But not the Aussies.

We aint rude.

Of course not mate

[sbk]

Moving to Pub

[h90]

where are the Austrians?

We are the friendly edition of Germans.

In the list that smiles the most they probably

came in 2nd most friendly... just behind us aussies.

We do have a likeness in our names.

Austria, Australia same same

Several times after explaining that Austria is in Europe and almost free of kangaroos the taxi driver asked me if Sydney has also traffic jam like Bangkok.

Usually I say yes...being a friendly Austrian.....

I can remember being asked, by a Canadian, if there were any wallybabys in the main street of Sydney.

But, then again, I still think that all the indians live in America.

My aunt is living in NY (she is Austrian) and frequently she get asked if we have already Water Closets in Europe

As for the Canadians, do they have cities or do they live in scattered wooden houses across the forest, hunting bears?

[richard_smith237]

Looking at the level and ignorance and selfishness with which people drive in Thailand I truly wonder if the 'least rude' label really applies.

[eek]

All pretty subjective as to what you class as rude isnt it?

Some people think if you dont greet them with a smile the size of the grand canyon and offer an airy jovial hello is rude. I personally dont need a fan fair to honour my presence wherever i go.

Of course i do like my own definition of what i consider to be general politeness around me. For that reason i normally prefer not to live in very big cities (too impersonal). I do not, however, (at least at this point in my life), enjoy the overly familiar small town/village life. So, a busy town or small city has a balance for me. A far amount of being known within areas i usually frequent, with a fair amount of anonymity.

One mans version of a rude place can be another mans version of heaven.

[garrya]

where are the Austrians?

We are the friendly edition of Germans.

Yeah. Schicklegruber was renowned for his good manners which were on par with his daubing.

We export our idiots, Hitler, Schwarzenegger and obviously me :-(

I have only known one Austrian in my life and he was a cheerful guy with smile on his face almost all the time.

[Geekfreaklover]

Not to generalize or anything.

Americans are both the rudest and most polite people I've ever met. Ditto English. Europeans generally are quite polite. Dutch normally pretty mellow. Never met a rude Canadian. Kiwis are normally pretty cool. Aussies rock. But I've never met a nice South African.

[garrya]

Judging by the smile is quite a superficial approach to identifying rudeness.

[robia6]

Israelites are the rudest people I've ever met. Saying that, I know a few and they are okay - miserable *^nts but okay.

[Slip]

On the bus:

I sit next to a young woman.

She quite small but put her legs quite apart to invade on my side.

It's hot and I do not want to feel her leg against mine, so I move away

She move further

I move again

And so forth until I get off my seat and she jumped into mine with a big smile (she's Thai).

All the other seats are taken so I have no other choice than to seat on her previous seat, a seat on the sun.

So I get the hot sun on my face and she seems quite pleased with herself and SMILES

I am quite pissed off (I'm French I don't smile back) and try to forget about the all thing and close my eyes;

this is not my country, I should give out seat to anyone and get the crappy place even though she's half my age

I figured she must be satisfied now.

I could not be more wrong.

Not a minute after she got my seat, does she start again the slow invasion.

This time I am against the window; I try to press my body as much as possible against the window and now sit very awkwardly side ways.

She happily sit comfortably legs apart, she's half my size and smiles at my infuriated eyeing

So yes she is Thai she smiled the all way

But sorry that does not make her polite

Poor old Aneliane, you do seem to suffer. But I don't think you should have let her push you around like that- she was behaving like an ignorant t**t.

[BigJohnnyBKK]

But sorry that does not make her polite

It would have been completely appropriate to calmly and firmly ask her to keep to her own space from the beginning. Also the bus co staff usually take the assigned seating pretty seriously, it just takes a big of finesse to keep such a conflict light with a smile on your face when you feel like growling at her.

She might have fancied you you know. . .

[BigJohnnyBKK]

Israelites are the rudest people I've ever met. Saying that, I know a few and they are okay - miserable *^nts but okay.

It's Israelis in modern times, but yes I agree, I'd put them at the top with the Russians. IMO the French are only rude wrt service positions in comparison with other countries' expectations, particularly Yank customers expect a lot of superficial "niceness" from wait staff etc due to the tipping system, whereas the French seem to purposefully act resentful toward foreign customers.

I've got used to those whacky Brits so it doesn't bother me as much, definitely a class thing going on there as well.

Younger Americans sometimes have absolutely no clue wrt manners, but then tend to grow out of that.

[dinger]

Just wondering, when did the "Carribean" become a country?